More than 2,000 PPL Electric Utilities customers lost power in Lackawanna County when severe thunderstorms and rains washed over the region Tuesday, generating flash-flood and tornado watches from the National Weather Service.

Dunmore had the largest number of affected customers throughout the day, with 1,330; followed by 726 in Abington Twp.; 109 in Madison Twp.; 87 in Scranton; 83 in Spring Brook Twp.; and seven in Covington Twp., according to PPL's website. Power had been almost entirely restored in Lackawanna County on Tuesday night.

In Wayne County, 1,236 PPL customers were still without power and 373 were still without in Pike County as of Tuesday night.

AccuWeather meteorologist Mike Pigott said the storm wasn't as bad as experts were expecting, recording winds of just 35 mph, less extreme than anticipated.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport recorded 1.91 inches of rainfall, although many areas throughout the region saw more than 2 inches of rain, Mr. Pigott said.

A record-setting 5.1 inches of rain fell in Mount Pocono, according to The Associated Press.

At least three people were injured in a two-car crash on Morgan Highway at Summit Lake Road at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, a Lackawanna County 911 dispatcher said. South Abington police responded. Three people were taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center, although the extent of their injuries was unknown, according to dispatcher.

South Abington police could not provide details about the crash Tuesday.

Scranton Police Department Lt. Marty Crofton said there weren't many storm-related incidents in the city, except a 20-minute closing of Meridian Avenue at Luzerne Street due to flooding.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for much of Northeast Pennsylvania, including Lackawanna County, early Tuesday. A flash-flood watch was issued in both Lackawanna and Luzerne counties until midnight, and at one point, it issued an urban and small stream flood advisory in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and Wyoming counties which lasted into Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service website.

The tornado watch included Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Wayne, Pike, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. Lackawanna County 911 dispatchers said there were a handful of calls about downed branches, but none that caused injuries or serious damage.

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